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PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook - Fourth Edition
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PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook - Fourth Edition

by Simon Riggs, Gianni Ciolli
May 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
576 pages
30h 25m
English
Packt Publishing
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6. Security

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • The PostgreSQL superuser
  • Revoking user access to a table
  • Granting user access to a table
  • Granting user access to specific columns
  • Granting user access to specific rows
  • Creating a new user
  • Temporarily preventing a user from connecting
  • Removing a user without dropping their data
  • Checking whether all users have a secure password
  • Giving limited superuser powers to specific users
  • Auditing database access
  • Always knowing which user is logged in
  • Integrating with LDAP
  • Connecting using SSL
  • Using SSL certificates to authenticate
  • Mapping external usernames to database roles
  • Encrypting sensitive data
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ISBN: 9781788474924Supplemental Content